
Genre:
Fantasy
Themes:
Adoption / Surrogacy
Adventure / Survival
Butch / Femme
Coming of Age
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
First Love
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Found Family
Friends to Lovers
Love Triangle
Magic
Menage / Polyamory
Mental Illness
Opposites Attract
Pet / Wild Animal
Quest / Treasure Hunt
Saving the World
Secret Crush
Self-Discovery
Slow Burn
Heat Level:
Sweet (kissing, holding hands, etc., but no other on-the-page physical intimacy)
Archetypes:
Adventurer / Explorer / World Traveler
Magician
Sailor
Student
Swordsperson / Archer
Witch
Geographic Location:
Fantasy or Fictional Setting
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Boat / Cruise Ship
Kingdom / Realm
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Aromantic
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Femme
Butch / Stud
Tomboy
Silver Beasts
The Mapmaking Magicians Series, Book 1
By Emma Sterner-Radley
When silver beasts threaten their world, they must learn to sail and to fight.
Silver beasts, lack of provisions, royal intrigue, and cloaked threats plague this realm. Four eighteen-year-olds are chosen to attend the Hall of Explorers academy to train their minds, bodies, and magic, to sail and find a new world.
Before they brave the unknown seas, they must complete their training. Not to mention getting to know each other and become a tight-knit team, despite some infected secrets and distracting romances. However, troubling incidents soon make that even harder than it should be. Not knowing who to trust makes it worse.
They will have to face their individual issues and overcome them together if they’re to avoid becoming puppets in a game where they don’t understand the rules. Or worse, die before even finishing their training.